Demise of the Podcast

Episode 135 - Dan Bell's Margie and Scott

17 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick analyzes and discusses Dan Bell's new documentary, Margie and Scott.

Episode 134 - Tattle

10 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick starts off complaining as usual and gets into poetry before reading a short story entitled "Tattle."

Episode 133 - Pausing the Series

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick talks about pausing the Two and a Half Men series, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and what makes good writing. He also reads some po...

Episode 132 - Two and a Half Men Part IV

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick continues discussing Mia and Charlie's relationship, delves in Alan and Kandi, and finishes by reading from his new novel, Birch.

Episode 131 - Two and a Half Men Part III

03 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads a page from his new novel, Birch, and dips his toes in season three of Two and a Half Men.

Episode 130 - Two and a Half Men Part II

25 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick gets to talk about one episode and then dips.

Episode 129 - Two and a Half Men Part I

19 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick discusses two episodes from the first two seasons of Two and a Half Men, and the lasting effects of Toxic Masculinity.

Episode 128 - Toxic Masculinity Primer

11 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick discusses his research on Toxic Masculinity and Two and a Half Men.

Episode 127 - Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man Part VI

04 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick talks about the current hot topic of TikTok content creators allegedly encouraging readers to return eBooks for refunds, the mythology of the ...

Episode 126 - Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man Part V

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads more, talks more, and coughs more.

Episode 125 - Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man Part IV

29 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick covers Dr. Bledsoe.

Episode 124 - Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man Part III

21 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick gets into Jim Trueblood and the purpose of his character.

Episode 123 - Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man Part II

15 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads and analyzes the Battle Royal, and goes on a tangent about his research on Toxic Masculinity.

Episode 122 - Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man Part I

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick provides context for the novel's prologue, reveals his thesis topic, and reads the first page of his new novel

Episode 121 - Langston Hughes and Ralph Ellison

01 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads Langston Hughes's "Cowards from the Colleges," and Ralph Ellison's "Change the Joke and Slip the Yoke." Yes, he says it incorrectly mult...

Episode 120 - Price of the Trinity Revisited

24 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick openly discusses why he published Price of the Trinity as a paperback first, his fears of audience perception, the theme of race, and reads mu...

Episode 119 - Charles Bukowski's War All the Time

16 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads poetry. What else do you need to know?

Episode 118 - The Writings of Katy B Sweet

10 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads Katy B Sweet's memoir and talks about topics he's not going to put in the description of the podcast.

Episode 117 - William Blake and Christina Rossetti

03 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads Songs of Innocence and Experience, the Goblin Market, and a random Bukowski moment.

Episode 116 - Sherman Alexie's What You Pawn I Will Redeem

27 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sherman Alexie fans will not like this episode at all.

Episode 115 - 1914 Minisode

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads some poetry by @ottertitties on Twitter.

Episode 114 - George Gissing's The Odd Women

18 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick spends the whole episode not wanting to read this book.

Episode 113 - Mary Barton and Shirley

12 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick does the unthinkable and double teams Gaskell and Bronte.

Episode 112 - Flannery O'Connor's Parker's Back

06 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick rants a lot, reads some O'Connor, rants more, and you are probably not going to like this episode.

Episode 111 - Kathryn Harrison's The Kiss

27 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE. Patrick cringes over The Kiss.

Episode 110 - Mary Karr's The Art of Memoir

19 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick covers The Art of Memoir, how memories inform our writing, and the variations on the same story.

Episode 109 - R.E.M.

13 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick diverts from literature and talks about his favorite band.

Episode 108 - Twitter and Reply Guys

06 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads questions from Twitter, talks about creepy Reply Guys, discusses various writing styles, and winds down.

Episode 107 - Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go

30 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick sort of analyzes Never Let Me Go and ends up going on a rant for twenty minutes.

Episode 106 - Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five Part IV

23 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick kinda concludes Slaughterhouse Five, talks about Creed, and wonders if his new microphone makes a difference.

Episode 105 - Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five Part III

15 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads through Vonnegut, talks about Twitter cliques, and freewill.

Episode 104 - Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse FIve Part II

08 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads more Slaughterhouse Five, and you'll just have to listen to find out what else happens.

Episode 103 - Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five Part I

02 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick doesn't even crack the surface of Slaughterhouse Five, rants about Christmas gifts, and his wife makes an appearance. Please note this was ame...

Episode 102 - Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle Part III

26 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick concludes Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle, talks about guitar a really long time, and forgets how to talk.

Episode 101 - Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle Part II

19 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick discusses Walrus Audio delay, attraction, and Vonnegut's quality prose.

Episode 100 - Kurt Vonnegut's Cat's Cradle Part I

12 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick mildly reads Cat's Cradle and wanders while wondering.

Episode 99 - Somehow Made it This Far

05 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick forgot how to read.

Episode 98 - Poetry of Sylvia Plath

28 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads random poems by Sylvia Plath, talks about inspiration and motivation, and should probably put a trigger warning at the beginning of the ...

Episode 97 - Aphra Behn's The Rover

20 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads and discusses a play. That's it. That's the episode.

Episode 96 - Going Down on One Knee

14 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads his short story, talks about religion, Grand Theft Auto, and plays music provided by Lurking Vowel.

Episode 95 - Percival Everett's I Am Not Sidney Poitier Part III

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads more Everett, talks about blocking people on Twitter, film buffs, cafeterias, and Invisible Man.

Episode 94 - Percival Everett's I Am Not Sidney Poitier Part II (Trigger Warning)

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick talks about Twitter geniuses, bad book marketing, and decides to put a trigger warning on the episode. This portion of the novel contains grap...

Episode 93 - Percival Everett's I Am Not Sidney Poitier Part I

22 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads another novel by Percival Everett.

Episode 92 - David Sedaris's Standing By

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads Sedaris, talks about Medicare4All, and concludes Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls.

Episode 91 - David Sedaris's A Guy Walks into a Bar Cart

10 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads Sedaris, talks about jealousy, and weird people on Twitter.

Episode 90 - David Sedaris's Standing Still

02 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads "Standing Still" by David Sedaris, talks about annoying people in movie theaters, and rants about COVID-19.

Episode 89 - David Sedaris's Easy Tiger

25 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads another Sedaris essay. What more do you want to know?

Episode 88 - David Sedaris's Loggerheads

20 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick rants about Vik Muniz, talks about death, and reads another essay by David Sedaris.

Episode 87 - David Sedaris's Dentists Without Borders and Think Differenter

12 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick learns about periodontists, discusses paying your doctors bills, and discovers someone died.

Episode 86 - Charles Bukowski's Not Quite Bernadette

05 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick concludes his series on Hot Water Music, talks about his thesis, and doesn't even mention cheese.

Episode 85 - Charles Bukowski's Hot Lady and It's a Dirty World

28 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads two short stories by Bukowski, does a Tom Waits impersonation, and talks about Split.

Episode 84 - Charles Bukowski's The Great Poet

22 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads "The Great Poet," talks about the Eagles, discusses poetry, and rants for the last ten minutes.

Episode 83 - Charles Bukowski's Scream When You Burn

15 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads Bukowski and welcomes his second guest on the podcast: Mrs. Attaway.

Episode 82 - NERO: Avenging New America Part II

08 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick concludes this series on NERO: Avenging New America.

Episode 81 - NERO: Avenging New America Part I

31 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads his short story 2130 from the NERO series with special music provided by Lurking Vowel's new album, More Guns Less Gators.

Episode 80 - Wet Water by WB Welch

25 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick delves into the poetry collection Wet Water by WB Welch.

Episode 79 - WB Welch

17 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After 79 episodes, Patrick interviews his first guest, WB Welch. They discuss her new novella, Rose's Gold, as well as poetry, cupcakes, and the gruel...

Episode 78 - Patrick

10 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick concludes reading Disease of Ambition with the short story about some guy also named Patrick.

Episode 77 - Ellen

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick continues covering Disease of Ambition by reading "Ellen," discusses promoting books on social media, and admits his past flaws.

Episode 76 - Jessi

26 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads his short story "Jessi" from Disease of Ambition, gives a shout out to WB Welch, and drinks a Vitamin Water Zero.

Episode 75 - Toxic Literature Part II

20 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads from his new book, discusses indie authors like Katy B Sweet, and rants about self-publishing sites.

Episode 74 - Toxic Literature Part I

12 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads "Lester" and "Path to Venom."

Episode 73 - Erasure by Percival Everett Part IV

05 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick finishes Erasure, talks about his unprofessional podcast, and the disappointments authors face.

Episode 72 - Erasure by Percival Everett Part III

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick continues Erasure by Percival Everett, talks about supporting authors, and the toxic positivity of Twitter.

Episode 71 - Erasure by Percival Everett Part II

22 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick continues reading and analyzing Erasure, discusses the publishing industry, and talks about a very unfamous author.

Episode 70 - Erasure by Percival Everett Part I

15 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick delves into Percival Everett's novel Erasure, goes on a rant about academic spending, and discusses racial identity.

Episode 69 - She Calls Me Daddy

11 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads his current short story project while discussing the writing process, character development, and using parents as inspiration.

Episode 68 - illusion/delusion

01 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads and discusses poetry from his new collection, illusion/delusion.

Episode 67 - Demise of the Trinity Retrospective

25 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick revisits his first novel, Demise of the Trinity.

Episode 66 - Percival Everett's The Fix

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick rants about Goodreads, Twitter, and reads Percival Everett's The Fix. He also refers to Everett as "Sherman Alexie" a few times.

Episode 65 - Charles Bukowski's You Get So Alone at Times That It Just Makes Sense

11 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this unique episode, Patrick debuts songs from his new album while reading/discussing Bukowski's poems.

Episode 64 - The Fallen Cain

03 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads and discusses his new short story, The Fallen Cain.

Episode 63 - Surviving New America Part 5

27 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick cracks jokes about politics on Twitter before delving into Surviving New America.

Episode 62 - Surviving New America Part 4 & The Goose, The Middleman, The Idolmaker, and Gomer Pyle.

21 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads a single chapter from Surviving New America as a follow up to the last episode but really delves into The Goose, The Middleman, The Idol...

Episode 61 - Surviving New America Part 3

13 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads and discusses three chapters from Surviving New America.

Episode 60 - Surviving New America Part 2

07 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads three chapters from his new novel and discusses the troubles of promoting novels on social media.

Episode 59 - Surviving New America Part 1

27 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick Attaway reads from his new novel, Surviving New America. Episode includes the first two chapters "Serra" and "Holner." This novel contains adu...

Episode 58 - Percival Everett's The Appropriation of Cultures (Trigger Warning)

21 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads and discusses "The Appropriation of Cultures" from Damned if I Do. Episode contains many references to racism, the Confederate flag, and...

Episode 57 - A Painter

13 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the longest episode of the podcast yet, Patrick reads his novella "A Painter" in its entirety. You can buy a copy for ninety-nine cents on Amazon! ...

Episode 56 - Good Country People by Flannery O'Connor

07 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads and discusses Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People."

Episode 55 - A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor

31 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads and analyzes Flannery O'Connor's "A Good Man is Hard to Find."

Episode 54 - David Sedaris's "Plague of Tics" and "I Like Guys" (Trigger Warning)

24 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Trigger Warning: Patrick reads Plague of Tics and I Like Guys. Plague of Tics contains numerous instances of obsessive compulsive behavior and I Like ...

Episode 53 - David Sedaris's "The Ship Shape" and "The Change in Me"

17 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads two essays from Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, discusses his prostate, and rambles about childhood.

Episode 52 - David Sedaris's "See You Again Yesterday" and "Picka Pocketoni"

11 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads and discusses two essays from David Sedaris' Me Talk Pretty One Day.

Episode 51 - David Sedaris's "Keeping Up" and "This Old House"

02 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads two essays from When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris, and talks about Twitter and the fallacy of believing in the internet.

Episode 50 - Demise of the Podcast

26 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick celebrates the end of 2020 and fiftieth episode of Demise of the Podcast by not reading anything. 

Episode 49 - American Psycho Part IV

21 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick concludes reading and discussing American Psycho.

Episode 48 - American Psycho Part III

12 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick gets more in-depth with Bateman, Evelyn, and masculinity.

Episode 47 - American Psycho Part II

08 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick discusses the chapters on Genesis, Whitney Houston, and Huey Lewis.

Episode 46 - Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho Part I

28 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick commences reading and analyzing Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho.

Episode 45 - Spoiled Rice

21 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick reads poetry from his latest poetry collection, Spoiled Rice. 

Episode 44 - The Rules of Attraction Part IV

14 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick concludes The Rules of Attraction, rants about Twitter, and answers questions.

Episode 43 - The Rules of Attraction Part III

07 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Yeah, there's going to be a part IV.

Episode 42 - The Rules of Attraction Part II

03 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick Attaway continues his analysis and reading of Bret Easton Ellis's The Rules of Attraction, answers random questions, and reads Grimm's Cindere...

Episode 41 - The Rules of Attraction Part I

25 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick Attaway launches into Bret Easton Ellis's second novel, The Rules of Attraction.

Episode 40 - Less Than Zero Part III

18 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick concludes Bret Easton Ellis's debut.

Episode 39 - Less Than Zero Part II

03 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick dives right into Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis.

Episode 38 - Less Than Zero Part I

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick discusses Bret Easton Ellis's Less Than Zero, his favorite novel.

Episode 37 - Price of the Trinity Part III

20 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick rants about marketing and sales, and reads chapter 11 of Price of the Trinity.

Episode 36 - Price of the Trinity Part II

12 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Patrick discusses Dr. Samuel Kingway, Twitter, and his lack of professionalism.